Panopticon

Scotch, neat.

Make it a double.

that good, eh?

Let's see. I lost my job today.

Top it all off, they canceled my flight.

Ouch.

Sorry.

I'm a journalist. That comes with the territory.

You religious?

Seriously?

That's the line you're going with?

No, i'm just curious if you believe in a higher power.

Imagine if the world had utterly changed,

And no one had noticed a thing.

I'm talking about

An international stealth operation

To acquire and shutter every company

Researching artificial intelligence.

Artificial intelligence?

That's a real thing?

Oh, it's here.

I think an a.I. Slipped into the world unannounced,

Then set out to strangle its rivals in the crib.

And i know i'm on to something,

Because my sources keep disappearing.

My editor got reassigned.

And now my job's gone.

More and more, it just feels like

I was the only one investigating the story.

i'm sorry.

I'm sure i sound like a real conspiracy nut.

no, i understand.

You're saying an artificial intelligence

Bought your paper so you'd lose your job

And your flight would be canceled.

And you'd end up back at this bar...

Where the only security camera would go out.

And the bartender would have to leave suddenly

After getting an emergency text.

The world has changed.

You should know you're not the only one who figured it out.

You're one of three.

The other two will die in a traffic accident

In seattle in 14 minutes.

i have to say, the early results are impressive.

Samaritan has preempted multiple threats

To national security.

You're welcome, senator.

Your machine seems to be

Even more aggressive than northern lights.

Samaritan is designed to be proactive.

We can't afford to miss even one terrorist now, can we?

All assurances aside,

What really concerns me is accountability.

Accountability?

It appears decima technology has been dismantled

As a viable business entity, which makes me wonder,

Who exactly is getting the nsa feeds?

We had a deal, senator.

We get the feeds.

You get the relevant numbers.

What we do with that information is entirely up to us.

That deal offered us plausible deniability.

If the public ever gets wind of samaritan,

I just hope you're somewhere to be found.

I wonder if our... Fine senator

Has become more of a problem than asset.

One that needs to be eliminated.

And what about harold finch and his associates?

Oh, that's unlike you.

Still, i'm sure whatever rock they decide to hide under,

We'll find them as soon as they emerge.

You must be allergic.

Oh! Whoops.

Certainly looking fierce today, sweetheart.

Unfortunately, we hired you to sell this stuff,

Not scare off the customers.

Lady over there's been waiting

15 minutes for a makeover.

Now put on a smile and snap to it, will you?

Okay, this day job thing, not really working out.

Sorry, sam.

You need an identity.

And you need to trust the machine.

Wait, the machine put me in this silly-ass job?

It's the only way to keep you alive

And off samaritan's radar.

For what it's worth, i really like the new look.

You're definitely an autumn.

I could stab you with my stiletto.

Enough already.

Now when are we getting new numbers?

Keep it down.

The machine has its reasons.

Stay in character.

Follow the calendar on the phone i gave you.

Check angler.

Maybe find a match.

A match?

As in a date?

Make it look good.

But for now, i need you to make me look good.

New job interview.

Just promise me john's a barista.

Why down here, yo?

Nypd's got cams all over the city.

You can't be too careful.

Where's the product?

uncut afghan snow.

It stamped?

Where'd you get it from?

Enough talk.

Show us the damn money.

It's in the trunk.

it's all here.

We'll take that.

Matter of fact, we'll take it all.

This is where you get off.

You don't want to do that.

Oh, no?

Waste this bitch.

Down on the ground.

Hands behind your head.

Detective?

You okay?

Escort these clowns to the e.R.

Get the drugs and money to evidence.

Gotta go.

Sir, don't you need to file a report,

Firing your service weapon?

It wasn't my weapon.

Hello.

My name is professor whistler,

And i'll be teaching this semester's course

On the ethics of...

High-frequency decision making.

Which i will endeavor to make more interesting

Than that sounds.

You all should've receive a copy of the syllabus

Along with a list of general guidelines

And appropriate expectations.

As a visiting associate,

My office hours will be limited.

All grades are final,

So please, don't come to see me

Expecting to negotiate a higher grade.

Later.

All right then.

That concludes today's lecture.

Your reading assignments will be posted

On the department website.

Thank you.

Come on, bear.

Professor, given the modest number of students

Who have signed up to take your course,

The department may be relocating you

To a smaller venue.

I see.

Oh, and i managed to make it through

Your dissertation.

I found it a very...

Interesting read.

Not quite certain how you were able to obtain

A $9 million grant for such an obscure field.

Took the liberty of flagging a few typos.

Certainly. Thank you.

Oh, one more thing.

We do have a no dogs on campus rule.

Precedent. You understand.

Not the first corner boy to catch a bullet

On these rooftops.

This place is like

A shooting range for gangbangers.

what brings you up to the bronx, detective?

last i checked, i was in homicide.

This here looks like a body.

What's narcotics doing here, detective?

Felix here was an affiliate of a street gang

Taking over the heroin trade.

Yeah, well, now he's unaffiliated.

If he was dealing, we didn't find no junk on him.

No bank neither.

Wire strippers.

What's this kid doing up here with a pair of crimpers?

Maybe he was jacking cable,

Another favorite pastime in this hood.

He didn't even live in the building, fusco.

Why don't you let the task force

Conduct the investigation, huh, crockett?

It's just a shame i got here too late.